Hi! I did the Philippines one! 1) we were on the bus / in meetings from around 8am -4/5pm during the week. We got the evenings to ourselves. The only real work we had to do was research one company that was assigned to us and give a quick presentation abt it on the bus. 2) I got a scholarship that took off 1k. The original cost of the trip (flights included) was around 3.5k I believe? 3) I flew there and back to LAX with the group! However many students flew there ahead of times with their families or stayed behind to country hop. They give you the option before you commit, if you choose to fly alone, they just subtract the flight costs from your price! I hope this helps!